Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Happy Birthday Jeff (G.J.)!

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Happy Birthday Jeff (or G.J. to Will)! We hope you have had a wonderful day! Thank you for being such a great dad to my husband, grandfather to my son, and father-in-law to me! You are always helping us out in one way or another and we are very thankful! Mostly we are thankful that you spend so much time with us – I know how much Will loves his G.J.! Happy, Happy Birthday!

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Mini makeover

Not for me, though I surely could use one! We got new floors! I can’t tell you how crazy excited I was to do this. And while I got a little nervous, I think it turned out better than I could have imagined. It makes me so glad we splurged. Here are the comparisons. We did the living, dining, and front hallway.




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This one I’m almost embarrassed to post. This is what made me want to do this so badly. Icky carpet in a high traffic area. Bye, bye carpet!2011-08-09 002 2011-08-09 004 AFTER!2011-08-18 001 2011-08-18 005


Also helpful to look back at the before of the ugly wall. Slowly but surely we're making this place a warm cozy home!

Better late than never…

That seems to be my theme for blogging lately. Kind of like how we celebrated Lindsey’s birthday oh you know several weeks late (and that was almost 2 weeks ago!). Oh well! We did celebrate sweet Lindsey’s birthday with a yummy chocolate cake!2011-08-07 001 2011-08-07 001Lindsey and the guys! I love how Will is eyeing the cake. Hmmmm. 2011-08-07 001 2011-08-07 007 While pretty much none of them are smiling, I love that we got a pic of all the boy cousins! I wasn’t kidding – we are a boy only family! I don’t think these boys are complaining, though! Hope your birthday was happy L!2011-08-07 001 2011-08-07 015